The association between socioeconomic status and exposure to mobile telecommunication networks in children and adolescents

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 20-27

  Thomas, Silke ^a   Heinrich, Sabine ^a   Kühnlein, Anja ^a   Radon, Katja ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Mobile telecommunication networks; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS; CONFOUNDER; MOBILE PHONE NETWORKS; MOBILE PHONE USE; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS; SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS; SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC DATA;

CELLULAR TELEPHONES;

EID: 74049119387     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: 1521186X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20522     Document Type: Article

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